---
id: 657b108cf870283d22b21e8e
title: Task 3
challengeType: 19
dashedName: task-3
---

<!-- (Audio) Candidate: Good afternoon! Sure, I was a programmer at Acme Tech. -->

# --description--

In English, the simple present tense is used to describe habitual or usual actions. However, when you are talking about past roles or experiences, like in an interview, you should use the simple past tense.

The simple past tense often involves changing verbs. For example, `is` becomes `was` for singular subjects and `are` becomes `were` for plural subjects.

For example, `I am a teacher` in the present becomes `I was a teacher` for past experiences. Similarly, `They are engineers` changes to `They were engineers` when speaking about the past.

# --question--

## --text--

What was the candidate's position at Acme Tech?

## --answers--

`A project manager`

### --feedback--

The candidate stated they were a programmer, not a project manager.

---

`A database analyst`

### --feedback--

The candidate mentioned being a programmer, which is different from a database analyst.

---

`A programmer`

---

`A software tester`

### --feedback--

The candidate specifically mentioned their role as a programmer, not a software tester.

## --video-solution--

3

# --scene--

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